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Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church

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Sundays at 10:00am 

“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep” – John 10:11

News

Updated: January 15, 2025

Pastor Joel is here for you!  If you have a pastoral need or a prayer request for Pastor Joel, he can be reached at:  luckemeyerj@gmail.com.

This Week… Sunday!  We celebrated The Baptism of Our Lord; the message was titled: “Fire and Water (Luke 3:15-22)

Sunday Morning Bible Study with Pastor Joel, every Sunday, 9:00 am in the Chapel. We will be looking at “The Life of Elijah.”

Palisade Fire Help and Response If you would like to help sister congregations with disaster relief you can check out the LCMS, Pacific Southwest District’s website at: https://www.psd-lcms.org/disaster-response. We will also do a door offering today. Thank you!

Coming Soon…

Monthly Work Party: is scheduled for February 8th

Men’s Breakfast and Bible Study: February 8th at 9:00am in the Community Room

Church Potluck: January 19 after the Worship service in the Community Room

Fellowship Event Meeting: Next week January 26th after worship service. We will have a planning meeting for upcoming fellowship events. We’d love to hear your ideas!

SUNDAY WORSHIP:  Every Sunday 10:00am. Our services are Lutheran in character, informal yet reverent, with both traditional and contemporary aspects. It’s easy to follow with everything printed out in the worship folder and on the screen. If you have any questions about our worship service check out our FAQ page or email the church at contact@svlchurch.org

Streaming Worship:  We stream our services every Sunday at 10am on our Facebook page

Fellowship:  Shepherd of the Valley is a friendly church!  We embrace each other and LOVE to talk with each other!  It’s a good thing… and we greatly encourage it. Our celebration continues after the worship service.  You can sign-up for future weeks on fellowship table.

Hey Kids! There are fun activity bags hanging on a rack in the back of the church for any children who wish to use them.  Please return the bag after the worship service.

Ministry Meeting:  Meets the first Thursday of each month via zoom.  If you have any desire to observe this meeting you are more than welcome to join in.  Contact Bruce at (contact@svlchurch.org) if you wish to be sent the link.

Sunday – Adult Bible Study.   Pastor Joel leads a  Bible Study/discussion group on the book of Ruth. It’s at 9 a.m. in the chapel.

Tuesday Bible Study at the Kolkman’s. Is on a break. New study date yet to be determined

Thursday Bible Study at K’s house. The study is not meeting at the moment. 

Men’s Bible Study usually Second Saturday (next study July 20) of each month 9:00 AM in the community building.  Breakfast will be provided.

Sunday – Kids Connection on the first Sunday will be conducted in the community building following children’s message.  Children ages 3 to high school will be escorted to the community building and return after service (after sermon if parents wish).

If you are interested in information about any study, email us at CONTACT@SVLCHURCH.ORG 

Sun 19

Adult Bible Study

January 19 @ 9:00 am
Sun 19

Streamed Worship Service

January 19 @ 10:00 am
Sun 19

Indoor Worship

January 19 @ 10:00 am
Sun 19

Fellowship Time

January 19 @ 11:00 am
Potluck
Sun 19

Church Potluck

January 19 @ 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

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Fire and Water

January 12, 2025
The Baptism of Our Lord

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Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
4510 N River Rd
Oceanside, California 92057

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Shepherd of the Valley
PO Box 406
San Luis Rey, CA. 92068